Winter is looking a little warmer this year, as Stone & Wood is excited to unveil this year’s lineup for Festival of the Stone 2025. Set to heat up Byron Bay on Saturday 14 June, this year’s […]
Canadian post-hardcore band SILVERSTEIN today announce their 25 Years of Noise Australian tour with special guest, Real Friends (USA). The tour will begin at Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on August 2nd before heading to Sydney’s Roundhouse, Adelaide’s The […]
Acclaimed musician and songwriter MIDGE URE is set to bring his extensive catalogue to Australia for an unmissable national tour this October; with all the hits from his accomplished solo career, as well as his […]
cleopatrick have released their sophomore album, FAKE MOON, via Nowhere Special Recordings/Thirty Tigers, kicking off their UK/Ireland tour this week in Brighton [all dates below]. WIth it, Luke Gruntz and Ian Fraser have shared a […]
Simon McBride, one of the most celebrated guitarists to emerge in recent years, releases his new album today. ‘Recordings: 2020–2025’ brings together a selection of carefully chosen covers and original songs, recorded during a pivotal […]
‘The Last Goodbye’ (featuring Ritchie Blackmore on guitar) is the second single from award-winning musician and singer Candice Night’s upcoming solo album, ‘Sea Glass’, set to be released on April 25th, 2025, via earMUSIC as […]
Croatian Folk Metal warriors MANNTRA are experiencing exciting times! Currently supporting folk rockers D’Artagnan on a European tour alongside their label mates The Dark Side of the Moon, and today, they unleash their newest single […]
Swedish godfathers of epic doom CANDLEMASS celebrate their 40th anniversary of pioneering the genre with a four-track EP, Black Star. Packed with craterous riffs, this celebration of doom metal mastery is set for release on […]
Northlane will return to the regions for the first time in three years! Kicking off in Queensland and winding up in Victoria, the heavy music trailblazers will charge across the country in July and August with […]
New York’s own Coheed and Cambria have releasef their monumental 10th studio album, The Father of Make Believe, via Virgin Music Group. The Father of Make Believe includes the previously shared singles Goodbye, Sunshine, Blind […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor continues the electrifying rollout of her forthcoming album Black & Gold with the release of her powerful new single, “What Are You Gonna Do Now?” via Journeyman Records. A song born from […]
New York heavy metal trio SANHEDRIN presents their latest single, “Let’s Spill Some Blood.” The track comes off the band’s Heat Lightning full-length, set for release Friday, March 14th on Metal Blade Records! Notes vocalist/bassist […]
“American Death” is the latest single from progressive death metal progenitors RIVERS OF NIHIL. The ferocious new track — a true-to-form beater that’s sure to slay live — comes by way of the band’s eponymous […]
The Swarm” is the latest video/single from technical death metal architects, ALLEGAEON. The track comes off the band’s forthcoming new full-length, The Ossuary Lens, set for release on April 4th via Metal Blade Records. Notes […]
Emerging from the shadows of Dubbo, in regional NSW Australia, Whisperhead have returned with their most blistering release to date; My Game, My Rules. Known for their skull crushing yet accessible fusion of metalcore and nu-metal, Whisperhead’s latest […]
Ricky Warwick has announced the release of his new solo album Blood Ties, which will be out on 14th March via Earache Records. You can pre-order the album here. To coincide with the announcement, Ricky […]
Critically acclaimed Texas based blues rock guitarist and vocalist Ally Venable will release her new single “Money & Power” via Ruf Records on Friday March 14th. It is the third single and title track from […]
Before he ever became a guitar virtuoso and toured the world with the likes of Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Rob Halford and – currently – Mötley Crüe, John 5 was just a kid growing up near Detroit Rock City obsessed […]
Melbourne rock powerhouse Ablaze are steaming ahead into 2025 with their brand-new single ‘Next Train Out’—a high-energy, bluesy, riff-fuelled anthem with thunderous grooves and an anthemic singalong chorus. Channelling classic Aussie rock attitude with a Southern-rock twist, ‘Next Train Out’ […]
Sleep Token returns with Even In Arcadia, their fourth offering and first under RCA Records / Sony Music Australia, set to release on May 9th, shortly followed by their Saturday headline slot at Download Festival, on June 13th. This new chapter follows Take […]
Breaking out of the Newcastle live music scene, FIST is set to follow-up their explosive debut single ‘KA-BOOM (MTHRFCKR)’ which premiered exclusively with HEAVY Magazine. The band’s sophomore effort ‘Dickhead’ is produced by Jackson Wiebe […]
Perth singer/songwriter Jason Ayres is back with a brand new single. Released today, ‘Desire’ is an upbeat country/rock tune with catchy pop elements. It is a new direction for Ayres and one he is relishing […]
Acclaimed musical innovator and six-time Grammy nominee, Steven Wilson, will bring his highly anticipated The Overview Tour to Australia this November. His arrival in Australia will follow a massive run of UK, European and American dates and celebrates […]
It was almost 40 years ago that L.A. Guns established themselves as the undisputed sleaze kings of the Sunset Strip, and, eventually, the world. At this point in time, most bands in their position would be content […]
WA rock’n’roll saviours The Southern River Band have released their towering new single and rally cry, “F**k You, Pay Me”, out now via Civilians. The band will take the single out on a headline tour […]
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